Directing
Zara Zandieh
Born
1980-01-01 (46)
Known for
Directing
Credits
4 titles
Zara Zandieh (born 1980) is a director, filmmaker, and author born in Berlin. Queer and post-migrant characters often take center stage in Zara’s stories. They are multifaceted, self-ironic, resilient, complex, and are narrated and staged with a great deal of love and tenderness within their contradictions. Zara is inspired by the narrative styles and film languages of arthouse cinema, as well as queer pop culture. Zara’s short films and video installations have been exhibited at various international film festivals, garnering acclaim and receiving awards. They have been recognized for their innovative storytelling and artistic merit. Zara has been the recipient of two working grants from t…
Known for
NRInspired by the Parables of the African-American futurist author Octavia E. Butler, the film interweaves her worlds with contemporary issues of environmental degradation, far right extremism, and social liberation. The poetic piece expresses a queer utopian imaginary, a longing to create out of the old something new.
Octavia's Visions
2021
NRThe Sea Runs Thru My Veins features four protagonists who, based on their very own individual challenges and life circumstances, share different perspectives on the topic of happiness.
The Sea Runs Thru My Veins
2018
Behind the camera
NRInspired by the Parables of the African-American futurist author Octavia E. Butler, the film interweaves her worlds with contemporary issues of environmental degradation, far right extremism, and social liberation. The poetic piece expresses a queer utopian imaginary, a longing to create out of the old something new.
Octavia's Visions
2021
NRInspired by the Parables of the African-American futurist author Octavia E. Butler, the film interweaves her worlds with contemporary issues of environmental degradation, far right extremism, and social liberation. The poetic piece expresses a queer utopian imaginary, a longing to create out of the old something new.
Octavia's Visions
2021
NRInspired by the Parables of the African-American futurist author Octavia E. Butler, the film interweaves her worlds with contemporary issues of environmental degradation, far right extremism, and social liberation. The poetic piece expresses a queer utopian imaginary, a longing to create out of the old something new.
Octavia's Visions
2021
NRThe Sea Runs Thru My Veins features four protagonists who, based on their very own individual challenges and life circumstances, share different perspectives on the topic of happiness.
The Sea Runs Thru My Veins
2018